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MEMORANDUM

TO: MARTINEZFORGOVERNORCAMPAIGNTEAM
FROM: NICOLEMcCLESKEY
DATE: MAY5,2014
RE: GOVERNORMARTINEZJOBAPPROVALRATING

FollowingweeksofnegativeliberalattacksonGovernorMartinez,sheemergesunscathedand
asformidableasever.InanApril30May1statewidesurvey,GovernorMartinezmaintainsa
62%jobapprovalrating.ThisratingisidenticaltoourJanuary2014ratingandisessentially
unchangedsinceGovernorMartinezassumedofficein2011whenherjobapprovalratingwas
59%followingherfirstlegislativesession(March2011).

Martinezcontinuestobewellregardedacrossthepoliticalspectrum,including72%
approvalamongIndependentsand51%amongsoftDemocrats.

Thereisnogendergapinherjobapprovalrating63%approvalamongmenand62%
approvalamongwomen,includinga58%approvalratingamongHispanicwomen.

Amonghighinterestvotersthoseratingan810onatenpointelectioninterest
scaleMartinezsapprovalratingisthesame62%.

GovernorMartinezholdsa63%personalfavorablerating,alsounchangedsinceJanuary,
furtherunderscoringthefailureoftherecentpersonalattacksontheGovernorscharacter.

DespiteattemptsfromtheLefttosmeartheGovernor,NewMexicosvotersremainsupportive
ofMartinezandherdedicationtoreformorientedpoliciesthataremovingthestateforward.

Methodology
PublicOpinionStrategiesconductedatelephonesurveyof500likelyvotersonApril30May1,
2014.Thesurveyhasamarginoferrorof+4.38%.Thesurveyincluded25%ofallinterviews
conductedbycellphone.Thesamplemirroredthepartisancompositionofthe2010general
election.

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